Gummed-tape-sealing machine



mvENToR Josepklimnzre ATTORNEYS Nov. 24; 1925. 1,563,209

J. H. MCINTIRE GUMMED TAPE SEALING MACHINE Filed Sept. 16.` 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATroRNEYs Patented Nov. 24, 19259 UNITED STATES PATENT msslcil-:gY

,Lasarte N JSEPH HENRY MCINTIREKOF BROOKLYN. NE'l/V YORK, ASSGN'OR OF ONE-HALF `'.130 LCUIS H, KAPLAN', OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. y

eUMMED-frePn-SEALING Macnrlvn.

Application filed September 1G,` 1924, Serial No. 738,051.

To all whom it may concern:

` Be it known that l, JOSEPH H. ll4oIN'rlnn,A a citizen `of the United States, and a resi-`V` dent oit the city of New York, borough of 5 Brooklyn, in thecounty ot Kings and State ot NewYork, have invented a new and Improved Gunnnedf'lapeealing Machinegot ingr `a gurnmed or adhesive surtace isdrawn from a roll and moistened and torn ofi' in c suitable lengths for use as sealing' devices for packages and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide` a machine of this Vcharacter having' a cradle litt through which the tape yis laced and operatingto hold the cradle in either of its tionsY automatically in accordance with theI movement o'tthe cradle by the operation ot the tape. p

A Jfurther object isto provide in a inachine of this" characterja pivoted cradle through'which thetape is laced, and havingr a straight edge against which they tape is ,tornytogether with an automatic drop l'unctioningto `hold the tape Aaway fromjthe tearing edpe and in position to y"be ,masped toroperation. y i

"A "further object is `to provideqimproved paper'whi'ch `permitslthe use of desired widthofiroll.l

` Ay further object is to provide 'a ma- 4 vchine y,of-this` character which permits the ing* any portion of the machine to an ackycuinulation of ,dum or :adhesive so that the maintained clean vand sanitary at alll times.`

construction "and combinations and ar- .inthe Claimsv i I '5th aecomprllylns drawlngsewhich 'is provided with a movable weight j `proper functioning 'thereof without subject-V these andjother objects view7 the invention vconsists incertain novel features proved machine, showing` the tape in the operationoi:1 receiving moisture from the i i wet roll; t

Figure 2 is a view in longitudinal section on the line'2-`2 of Figurel, withthe parts inthe position above4 described;

Figure 8 is aview in longitudinal section Y on the staggered line 3 3 of Figure 1; shcwing,- the cradle in. elevated position, and in dotted lines indicating the tearing position ot' the tape;

Fiogiufe4 is a viewin transverse section on the line 4 4 of Figure 1;`

Figure 5 is a fragmentary "viewin section on th-eline 5--5 ot Figure 4. A represents the base ot my improved machine which preferably constitutes a plat-y form 1 supported in elevated position by .side llang'es 2 and having a box` 3 `atits `forward end r1n which a tank 4 1s located.

rlhis tank 4 is adaptedto contain water or other moistening' element and supports a,

roll 5, the lower portionof which entendsw into the water so that when the roll'is revolved its surface will carry sul'licient moisture tothe tape, theylatter indicated by the reference numeral 6.

In order to prevent an accumulation of adhesive on the vtrout portion o'll'he box 3,

`I preferably bevel this frontportion, as in'- `dicated at.

` Ou nthe rear portion of the platform 1 l provide a pair of uprlallts 8V "and 9` 'supporting a roll 10 of gummed tape7 y y y y K y A a preferablyy ot paper7 and ot suitable width. means for supporting -a roll of I,summed The upright v8 is preferably "liXevd to Vthe platformwhile the upright Qis adjustable an arbor 11 projects throuejhthe upperl portions ot both ot theseupri'ghts 8. 9, and hasscrew-threaded` ends for "the reception ot" nuts 12 to holdthe arbor inplac'e.

Aspool 13 is preferably located inthe center of "the roll 10 with clamping plates y14 at opposite sides ofthe roll and spacing Vsleeves 15 located against the plates 14,4so

that whenthe nut y12 located against Vthe outer tace of an uprightis screwed home Y the" roll `will be inproper position. ,It is obvious? that with construction of this kind the parts may be readily separated for the insertion of a new' roll as occasion may require.

B represents my improved cradle, which constitutes a U-shaped frame 16 having an angle bar 17 at its forward end, one member of this angle bar constituting a straight edge 18 against which the tape 6 is adapted to be torn. The frame 16 has a rearwardly projecting arm 19 fixed thereto and projecting at an angle therefrom, and a bent rod 2O has one end thereof secured to one end of the arm 19 and its other end secured to an angle bracket 21 on one side of the frame 16. The greater' portion of this rod 20 is straight and supports a movable weight 22, and cushions 23 are located on the rod 2O to receive the blows of the weight and to cushion the shock.

The cradle B is fulcrumed on a rod 24 which projects through the members of the frame 16 andis secured in brackets 25 to the platform 1. This rod 2d supports a tubular roller 26, and a series (preferably 3) of rollers 2T are mounted in parallelism in the frame 16 and between which thc tape 6 is laced after it is passed under the roller 26.

i An automatic drop 28 is supported by the frame 16 and constitutes a bail 29 pivotally mounted at its ends in the frame, as shown at 30, and its forward portion supporting a roller 31 adapted to engage the tape 6 in advance of the forward roller 2T. lThe bracket 21 has a laterally extending lug 82` ward and downward position, and the cushion 34 is engaged by the arm 19 as the cradle assumes its rearward position so that the shocks of this movement are cushioned. Also it willbe noted that the platform 1 has a longitudinal recess 35 therein to accommodate the arm 19 when it is in horizontal or rearward position.

The operation is as follows:

When it is desired to remove a length of moistened tape, the extremity of the tape is grasped between the thumb and lingers of the operator and it is drawn forwardly over the moisteningroll 5. This pull on the tape will swing the cradle forwardly and downwardly to the position shown in Figure 2, and the weight 22 will slide forwardly on the rod 20 to maintain the cradle in this position. When the proper length of tape is drawn over the moistening roll the operator swings the tape upwardly and slightly rearwardly against the tearing edge 18 of the cradle. This movement will cause the cradle to pivot rearwardly and assume the position indicated in Figure 3, the weight sliding rearwardly on the rod 2O to hold the cradle in this position. A continued movement rearwardly7 and laterally of the tape will cause the same to be torn against the straight edge 18. After the length of tape is torn ofi'1 the automatic drop 28 will move downwardly against the tape causing the free end of the tape to more away from the har 17 and remain in a position to be readily grasped for future use for repeated opera-- tion.

It will be noted that by reason of the construction above described the tape will be moistened only lto the point where it is torn oft', so that the free' end of the remaining tape is free from moisture and will not soil the fingers of the operator, nor adhere to any portion of the machine to interfere with its operation. The machine, therefore, remainsperfectly free from an accumulation of adhesive or gum and is ready for operation at all times.

Various slight changes and alterations might be made in the general form of the parts described without departingfrom my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth but consider myself vat Aliberty to make such slight changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Y

vl claim:

1. An apparatus of the character described, comprising a moistening device, a

tape holding cradle having a tearing edge thereon and movableA from one extreme position to another, and a movable weight adapted to hold the cradle in" either of the extreme positions.

2. Asn apparatus of the character described, comprising a moistening device, a tape holding rcradle having a tearing edge and movable from onefextreine position to another, a rod on the cradle, and a weight mounted to slide on the rod and movable past the pivotal center of the cradle to hold the cradle in either of its extreme positions.

3. An apparatus of the character described, comprising a base, a tape carrying cradle pivotally mounted between its ends on the base and movable from one eX- treme position to another, a movable weight on the cradle adapted to hold the cradle in either of its extreme positions, and a moistening device onto which the tape is guided when the cradle is in one extreme position.

1. An apparatus of the character described, comprising a base, a tape carrying cradle pivotally mounted between` its ends on the base and movable from one extreme position to another', a movable weight on the cradle adapted to hold the latter in either of its extreme positions, a bar on the cradle constituting a tearing edge, a meistening device on the base and an automatic drop on the cradle normally holding the tape away from the bar.

5. A machine of the character stated, comprising a base, a moistening roll on the base, a cradle pivotally mounted on the base, a series ot' rolls on the cradle over which the tape to be moistened is laced, said cradle having a tearing edge at one end, a rod on the cradle, a weight movable on 'the rod and adapted to hold the cradle in either of its extreme positions, and an automatic drop on the cradle engaging the tape and holding the free end of the tape away from the cu'tting edge when the cradle is in its rearward position away from the moistening roll.

6. A machine, of the character described, comprising a base, a box at one end of the base, a liquid tank in the box, a moistening roll in the liquid tank, a pair of uprights connected to the base, one of which is movable and removable, said uprights adapted to support a roll of gummed tape, a cradle pivotally mounted on the base between the uprights and the moi'stening roll and having a tearing edge at its forward end, devices on the cradle supporting the tape, and an automatic drop adapted to hold the free end of the tape away from the tearing edge.

7. A machine of the character described, comprising a base, a box at one end of the base, a liquid tank in the box, a moistening roll in the liquid tank, a pair of uprights connected to the base, one of which is movable and removable, said uprights adapted to support a roll of gummed tape, a cradle pivotally mounted on the base between the uprights and the moistening roll and having a tearing edge at its forward end, devices on the cradle supporting the tape, a rod connecting the respective end portions of the cradle, a movable weight on the rod, cushions on the rod receiving the impact of the weight, cushions on the base receiving the impact of the cradle, a bail pivotally connected to the cradle, and a roller carried by the free end of the bail and constituting an automatic drop adapted to en- `gage the free portion of the tape and to hold it away from the tearing edge.

8. A machine of the character described, comprising a base, a box at one end of the base, a liquid tank in the box, a moi'stening roll in the liquid tank, a pair of uprights connected to the base, one of which is movable and removable, said uprights adapted to support a roll of gummed tape, a cradle pivotally mounted on the base between the uprights and the moistening roll and having a tearing edge at its forward end, devices on the cradle supporting the tape, a

rod connecting the respective end portions v of the cradle, a movable weight on the rod, cushions on the rod receiving the impact of the weight, cushions on the base receiving the impact of the cradle, a bail pivotally connected to the cradle, a roller carried by the free end of the bail and constituting an automatic drop adapted to engage the free portion of the tape and to hold it away from the tearing edge, and an angle bracket tixed to the cradle to limit the rearward movement of the bail.

JOSEPH HENRY MCINTIRE. 

